Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 23.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
23.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2022
All-time low
22.2%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 22.92009: 232010: 22.82011: 22.42012: 22.52015: 22.62016: 22.22017: 22.72018: 232019: 22.72020: 23.32021: 23.32022: 23.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 23.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2016.

Uruguay ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.9% —
2009 23.0% +0.2%
2010 22.8% -0.8%
2011 22.4% -1.6%
2012 22.5% +0.6%
2015 22.6% +0.1%
2016 22.2% -1.8%
2017 22.7% +2.2%
2018 23.0% +1.5%
2019 22.7% -1.1%
2020 23.3% +2.5%
2021 23.3% -0.3%
2022 23.6% +1.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 23.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 23.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.9% 22.9% 23.0% 2
2010s 22.6% 22.2% 23.0% 8
2020s 23.4% 23.3% 23.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Chile 25.4% compare
  2. 2 Romania 24.0% compare
  3. 4 Turkey 22.4% compare
  4. 5 Brazil 22.2% compare
  5. 6 Panama 22.0% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 23.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2016.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population